{"id":2597,"date":"2016-06-06T13:38:21","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T13:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asi2.wpenginepowered.com\/uncategorized\/asi-launches-esp-buyers-guide-supplier-directory\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T13:37:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:37:33","slug":"asi-launches-esp-buyers-guide-supplier-directory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asicentral.com\/press-releases\/asi-launches-esp-buyers-guide-supplier-directory\/","title":{"rendered":"ASI Launches ESP Buyer&#8217;s Guide Supplier Directory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Industry&#8217;s most comprehensive directory is more portable and easier to read<\/p>\n<p><strong>TREVOSE, PA \u2013 May 7, 2013 \u2013 <\/strong>The Advertising Specialty Institute<sup class=\"register\">\u00ae<\/sup> (ASI) today announced the availability of its new, 660-page <em>ESP Buyer\u2019s Guide<\/em>, a comprehensive handbook for the promotional products industry featuring a directory of every supplier and decorator in the ASI network.<\/p>\n<p>Formerly known as the <em>ASI Quarterly Register<\/em><sup class=\"register\">\u00ae<\/sup>, the <em>ESP Buyer\u2019s Guide<\/em>\u2122 provides a single source of reference for distributors to find updated contacts, performance ratings and ordering info on all ASI-listed suppliers.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>ESP Buyer\u2019s Guide<\/em> features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Product Index<\/strong>: Directory of over 1 million promotional products<\/li>\n<li><strong>Supplier Facts and Profiles<\/strong>: Complete contact info for thousands of suppliers<\/li>\n<li><strong>Line Name Index<\/strong>: Thousands of supplier businesses listed<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decorator Index<\/strong>: The industry\u2019s top decorators and categories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The industry\u2019s go-to resource includes everything from company staff names, titles and contact info to business hours and rush times, along with websites and ESP<sup class=\"register\">\u00ae<\/sup> Performance ratings. In addition, <em>ESP Buyer\u2019s Guide<\/em> includes a handy state-by-state guide to individual companies.<\/p>\n<p>Distributors can easily find products listed from A to Z, from address books and alarms to yo-yos and zipper pullers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs much as I love this new digital age, there are times when online access is limited or non-existent \u2013 and that\u2019s when I reach for the <em>ESP Buyer\u2019s Guide<\/em>, a comprehensive directory I can quickly thumb through in my car, home or office,\u201d said Timothy M. Andrews, president and chief executive officer of ASI. \u201cIt\u2019s like the <em>Yellow Pages<\/em> for the promotional products industry, except it\u2019s easier to carry and packed with even more usable info.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before upgrading the <em>ASI Quarterly Register<\/em> to the <em>ESP Buyer\u2019s Guide<\/em>, ASI incorporated valuable feedback from members. Here are a few of the new and improved features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Size<\/strong>. Now magazine-sized and easier to carry.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Font<\/strong>. Almost twice as large in the \u201cProduct\u201d and \u201cSupplier\u201d sections to make for easier reading.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Product section<\/strong>. Redesigned to present the same amount of info in a more accessible format.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ESP Performance Data<\/strong>. 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